John Hancock became the first Governor of Massachusetts after winning 90% of the votes in the Massachusetts Constitution.
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Taylor Swift's third studio album 'Speak Now' was released. It won Billboard's 2011 Album of the Year.
London's last horse-drawn omnibus trip went from London Bridge Station to Moorgate.
The Battle of Balaclava took place during the Crimean War.
Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first African American US Army brigadier general.
The Battle of Agincourt between the English and the French took place.